UW Biostatistics

Join us for this symposium on innovative early detection technologies and how these advancements are shaping the future of #cancerscreening for both patients and clinicians.
📅 September 12, 2025 📍 Seattle, WA

Register: bit.ly/44fmowz

Join us August 4 in Nashville, TN for a UW alumni reception sponsored by @uwbiostat.bsky.social and UW Statistics.
The event will take place during the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM). Reception details and presenter list: bit.ly/3IyLnTi

Congrats to PhD student Angela Dahl, @uwbiostat.bsky.social @uwsph.bsky.social who received the 2025 Outstanding Written Student Paper Award by the Western North American Region (WNAR) of The International Biometric Society. Read more about her work: bit.ly/3TukZMM

Extended early discount rates end tomorrow (Friday, June 20) for @uwsph.bsky.social @uwbiostat.bsky.social 2025 Summer Institutes which are completely online. Browse courses at: si.biostat.washington.edu/courses%E2%8... ⁠

Congrats to the UW Department of Biostatistics Class of 2025! Here are highlights from our department graduation celebration held this weekend. Read about student work and future plans, and see more photo highlights: bit.ly/3STFOkr

Early discount rates for 2025 Summer Institutes now extended to June 20. Browse course offerings at:⁠ si.biostat.washington.edu/courses

Register by June 10 to take advantage of early bird rates for our 2025 Summer Institutes! Browse course offerings at: si.biostat.washington.edu/courses

Congrats to Matt Conomos and Thomas Nelson, recipients of the @uwsph.bsky.social UW School of Public Health 2025 Outstanding Staff Award. Read about their department contributions at: bit.ly/43Zna0x

Congrats to Tengfei Cui, recipient of the @uwsph.bsky.social UW School of Public Health 2025 Outstanding Master's Student Award. Read about Tengfei's academic achievements and contributions at: bit.ly/43Zna0x

Congrats to Yunhan Wu, recipient of the @uwsph.bsky.social UW School of Public Health 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. Read about Yunhan's dissertation, academic achievements, and other contributions at: bit.ly/43Zna0x

Tomorrow! Jing Ma, PhD, associate professor in the Public Health Sciences Division at @fredhutch.bsky.social will present "Multi-omic integration with applications to microbiome data analysis" at our department seminar. Held at 3:30 p.m. Thu, May 22 in HRC 135.
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Photo of Andrea Rotnitzky and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics logo

Congrats to Andrea Rotnitzky, professor of biostatistics @uwbiostat.bsky.social at the University of Washington School of Public Health @uwsph.bsky.social, who has been named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). www.biostat.washington.edu/news/stories...

@uwsph.bsky.social @uwbiostat.bsky.social welcomes Emmanuel Candes from @stanforduniversity.bsky.social for our Biostatistics Student-Invited Speaker Seminar Thursday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. Candes presents, "Statistical Inference in the Age of AI." Get session abstract and details: bit.ly/43wfYJ9

Congratulations to the following University of Washington School of Public Health @uwsph.bsky.social PhD students studying Biostatistics @uwbiostat.bsky.social who received best paper awards and/or honorable mentions in the 2025 ASA student paper competitions. Read more at: tinyurl.com/bd6t73uj

Today's seminar welcomes Jing Li, PhD, associate professor of Health Economics at UW and associate director of the CHOICE Institute. The seminar will be held in HRC 135 beginning at 3:30 p.m. today, May 8. Details and zoom link option available at: tinyurl.com/zv4jcmc8 @uwsph.bsky.social

Registration is now open for 2025 Summer Institutes! Explore this year's online graduate-level short courses for two institutes: SISCER (Jul. 8-31) and SISBID (Jul. 21-Aug. 1). Get started at: si.biostat.washington.edu/courses

Peter Gilbert is the 2025 recipient of the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science. Gilbert was recognized for his contributions to clinical trial design and statistical methodologies in medical research as well as his leadership. Read more: tinyurl.com/5jm6bckm

Congratulations to UW Biostatistics student Connie Zhang who has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship! Read more about her work: bit.ly/4jQJq1M

@uwsph.bsky.social biostatistics seminar is tomorrow, Thu, May 1 at 3:30 p.m. and features Dennis Cook, professor emeritus in the School of Statistics, University of Minnesota. Virtual seminar. Check our calendar for full details: bit.ly/42PCz1T

Acting Institute Directors named at NIH

Jeffrey Taubenberger, Ph.D. NIAID (Influenza)

Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D. NHGRI (Genetics, epidemiology)

Alison Cernich, Ph.D. NICHD (Rehab medicine)

Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D. NIMHD (Cancer disparities)

Courtney Aklin, Ph.D. NINR (Clinical Psych)

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Celebrate the 2025 UW SPH Husky 100 honorees | UW School of Public Health This year, 9 students who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in the School of Public Health were selected to the 2025 Husky 100.

Congratulations to our 9 SPH students who were selected to the 2025 #Husky100! Each year, the @uofwa.bsky.social recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students from across its 3 campuses who exemplify the husky experience, in the classroom and out in the community. 💜🥳

Apr. 24 at 3:30 p.m. @uwbiostat.bsky.social and @fredhutch.bsky.social joint seminar welcomes UW Biostat alum Xihong Lin, PhD, professor of biostatistics at @hsph.harvard.edu, who will present, "Navigate the Crossroad of Statistics, ML/AI and Genomic and Health Science." Details at: bit.ly/4jJakbY

Jeanne Marrazzo named 2025 Alumni of Impact Awardee for the UW School of Public Health | UW School of Public Health Nation’s top disease expert is honored for impactful public health work

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a renowned national #publichealth leader, is named 2025 Alumni of Impact Awardee for the UW SPH 🎉“She is a champion for vulnerable and underserved populations and is a tireless and effective advocate for interventions to improve public health." said SPH Dean Hilary Godwin.

Interested in postdoc opportunities in Seattle, WA? Join us May 6th for Seattle DROP, a virtual event about biomedical research in Seattle. Hear from recruiting faculty, finding the right mentor and enjoy lunch on us via a delivery voucher within the US!

Registration: tinyurl.com/seattledrop25

Tomorrow's @uwbiostat.bsky.social seminar @uwsph.bsky.social features Lorenzo Tippa, professor of biostatistics at @hsph.harvard.edu presenting "Harmonized Estimation of Subgroup-Specific Treatment Effects in Randomized Trials: The Use of External Control Data." Aprl 17 at 3:30 p.m. bit.ly/42WDy0r

Congratulations Albert!

VUMC to implement team-based effort to improve high blood pressure control VUMC has been funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to implement a team-based, primary care approach to controlling high blood pressure or hypertension.

Congratulations to Vanderbilt Biostatistics professor Ben French (PhD @uwbiostat.bsky.social) and lead biostatistician Hank Domenico (MS applied statistics Purdue) on their team winning PCORI funding for controlling high blood pressure. news.vumc.org/2025/04/08/v... #cardiovascular #hypertension

Highlights from our 2025 @uwbiostat.bsky.social @uwsph.bsky.social Colloquium held last Friday, April 4! Read more about speakers and student reflections: bit.ly/3EtQjHj

Paul Rosenbaum, professor emeritus of statistics and data science at The Wharton School, will present, "Being Realistic About Unmeasured Biases in Observational Studies" at tomorrow's UW Department of Biostatistics Seminar, co-sponsored with UW Statistics - 3:30 p.m. in HRC 155. bit.ly/3GgAa8A

April 3, 2025, our seminar will feature Assistant Professor Sheng Wang from @uwcse.bsky.social speaking on "Generative AI for Multimodal Biomedicine." Held in Hans Rosling Center at 3:30p.m. Read abstract and more details at: bit.ly/3FQkI32